Combat. Rations. Tester. What vocation could be more important than this? You are the guy who helps decide what thousands of soldiers would be fed with.

You are the guy who decides whether soldiers actually enjoy the ration, or have to rely on the instant noodles and fruit bars.

Here are 8 other NS vocations we hope exists that can improve the lives of soldiers forevermore:

1. Cookhouse food tester

Main duties: Make sure cookhouse food is good enough that regulars and reservists won't think of sneaking out to dabao from hawker centres.

Secondary duty: Make sure the SFI/Foodfare uncle/aunty does not spy on soldiers when they give their survey feedback on the quality of the food. *wink wink*

2. Anti-RTWWTR officer

Main duty: The Anti-Rush To Wait, Wait To Rush (RTWWTR) officer's duty is to ensure that when CO says to gather the men at 1100hrs for a meeting, the anti-RTWWTR officer ensures OC does not instruct PC to gather the men at 1030hrs, PC does not instruct PS to gather the men at 1015hrs, PS does not instruct Sec Comds to gather the men at 0930hrs.

Secondary duty: Anti-RTWWTR officer makes sure men turn up zhun zhun at 1105hrs. Because CO will definitely be late.

3. Bullet and Magazine hunting specialist 

Main duty: Ensure that missing/unaccounted for bullets/magazines are recovered in a timely fashion, so that the whole battalion does not need to be held back/confined to hunt for bullets/magazines.

Secondary duty: Personally "confine and entertain" idiots who drop bullets or leave bullets in their SBO/LBV after declaration.

4. Lao Jiao BMT recruit 

Main duty: To allay the fears of new recruits and provide lao jiao knowledge - like what are the essentials to bring into BMT (so you no need to pack your whole wardrobe/toilet); why PS open mouth close mouth always want to charge or confine you; what "knock it down" or "half left down" means and how to avoid it.

Secondary duty: Advise fellow recruits on the best way to wayang into make the cut for OCS.

5. ICT Lao Jiao rep

Main duty: Be the main authority for fellow reservists on ICT queries like: Can bring camera phone? Is it stay-in? This ICT is slack type or xiong one? Who can I sell insurance to?

Secondary duty: Educate young "Active" commanders on how things "used to be done."

6. In-camp Aunt Agony

Main duty: Offer relationship advice to NSFs and offer a listening ear to them when they whine about girlfriend/boyfriend problems.

Secondary duty: To allow cathartic releases of heartbroken soldiers, In-Camp Aunt Agonys will also ensure that the authentic version of "Purple Light" will never be lost in this age of political-correctness.

7. "Anybody Not Feeling Well" First Responder

Main duty: To always put up hand to say that they are not feeling well when the commander asks the "Anybody not feeling well?" question.

This allows other soldiers who are not feeling well but are too paiseh or too act garang to feel not so paiseh to sound out and fall out as well.

Secondary duty: To ensure that the "Care for Soldier" and "Safety" core value is always upheld above all else.

8. Out of Line Liquid Paper-er

Main duty: To help make sure that no one kena extra when their signature touches the line or signs outside the box by covering up offending pen strokes.

Secondary: To help Mindef develop an IT solution to replace the old book and pen signing - like scanning the 11B to draw/return arms instead. So many ledger books can be saved this way.

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